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Family Teams-&-Panels - ORIGINAL            ver.2.4 {in-class+} / { Beebe-8e/7e} \  last updated  3/25/19

 all due for presentation in class. This semester: most occurring on Weds  3/25 & continuing on Mon 4/1 & (begin on Mon 3/25 <if possible> )

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All presentations must include :

1. a vivid, interesting "gimmick"  {e.g. video clip, audio clip, pro-con debate, TV talk show, role play, etc.}

2. evidence of equal participation by all members of the team

3. explicit incorporation & explanation [in your-own-words] of relevant terms and concepts from Chapter 12 AND relevant material from other sources - such as Plummer's Principles To Remember-Family (PPTR-F) {click link} (remember, your team goal is to make a brief, specific &  scholarly  presentation which will illuminate and thoughtfully explore a particular dynamic about family communication)

Note: if you will need any additional presentation aid equipment,  be sure to contact your instructor about appropriate procedures.  The media center needs at least 48 hours notice.

 

Reminder: The goal of your presentation is a combination of...

(a) TEACHING your classmates about the importance of a designated  Chap. 12 concept, and

(b)DEMONSTRATING to your classmates how that  Family-related dynamic actually operates. These presentations will receive a group-grade in the "classwork" category.

The rest of the details are up to you. Creativity welcome!

 

                TEAMS & TOPICS:  

 Panel discussion teams will need to submit a discussion agenda | Skit/Roleplay teams will need to submit  a "scene sketch" .

Team V _on_3/27_-   Taylor Jackson    /   Kyle Caulfield    /    Tempest  Morrissey    /   Devin Leuhs                OUTLINE Rcvd

  Panel Discussion Topic:  Family Deterioration:  Be prepared to support or refute these two statements on p.359 in the textbook: item 5 & # 8

  click for the advance worksheet to be submitted to instructor (via email or in Prof's mailbox in FH45) [worksheet includes definition of panel presentation format]

Team W _on_3/27_-- Rony  Jerez  /   Priscilla  Febus  /   Lakshmi  Vemuri  /   Danielle Robinson       OUTLINE Pendng

Panel Discussion Topic:  The Dynamics of Enculturation:  Explain, discuss & give examples for the following statement:: "Your family socializes you and the culture socializes your family--all the while balancing the forces of homeostasis "

  click for the advance worksheet to be submitted to instructor (via email or in Prof's mailbox in FH45) [worksheet includes definition of panel presentation format]

Team  X _on_4/1_--  Devin Woodring     /    Jason  DiBenedetto  /  Riley Murray   /   tent:  1 last minute volunteer-to-be-selected by Professor /    OUTLINE Rcvd

Panel Discussion Topic:  Family Communication and E.M.C. : What role does EMC play in your family relationships? Also address the last four(4) questions discussed at the  very end of this box feature section.

prepare by first reading the box feature in the  textbook: "#communicationandtechnology" -  p. 342 .  ALSO look up some of the recent research on the increasing evidence of emotional & psychological effects on users of EMC.

  click for the advance worksheet to be submitted to instructor (via email or in Prof's mailbox in FH45) [worksheet includes definition of panel presentation format]

  Team Y  on _3/27 -- -  Jiarui Sun   /   Taylor  Westfall  /   Chris  Cella  / tent:  1 last minute volunteer-to-be-selected by Professor /    SKIT WKSHT Rcvd

  click for the advance worksheet to be submitted to instructor (via email or in Prof's mailbox in FH45)

   click for the worksheet to be submitted to instructor (via email or in Prof's mailbox in FH45)

 REMINDER: Panel discussion teams will need to submit a discussion agenda. Skit/Roleplay teams will need to submit a "scene sketch"

  Some interesting Family Followup Questions from past semesters: if time, we also will discuss these items. Teams should be prepared.

- - all teams: What would you recommend as the EIGHTH PPTR-F?

 - V-deterioration etc.- Does it still "take a village..." to raise a family?  Has that dynamic changed? (since back in the day...)

-  V-deterioration etc.  - How IS the extended family doing? Are we becoming more or less nuclear?

-  V-deterioration etc.  -  the  search for the Soulmate to build your life with : myth or reality?

-  W-enculturation etc. - Can you pull away from your "native" culture/co-culture without being disloyal? Would you want to?

-   X-communication-withhold-disclose - What about personal privacy-- Can I keep secrets &/or compartmentalize my life and still be "authentic"?

-  X-communication-withhold-disclose - Parents have lived through similar stuff. All that's really changed is the "how".  They DO understand what it's like.  Myth or Reality?

 -  X-communication-withhold-disclose - re:  current leave your phone/device st the door trends / Is it really possible to open up communication  channels with a teenager if you haven't done it before?

-  Y-cohesion dimension - How can a family encourage  the right balance of Cohesion - some tips for future parents. What's the cure for "helicopter parents"  " snow plow parents" &/or over scheduled kids?

-  Y-cohesion dimension - By definition, families are incredibly interdependent (via systems theory) so it makes sense that patterns in mental disturbance and/or substance abuse can often be traced back to the family & can go on for generations.  Are we "doomed to keep repeating these "vicious cycles"??

-  Z-adaptability dimension - Have contemporary practices & divorce rates forced U.S. families to become  too adaptable?

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